The steering committee assists the director in guiding the programming of the Office of Peace and Justice. Members of the steering committee are:
Faculty from over fifteen Loyola departments teach courses in the minor curriculum.
If you have an interest in peace and justice studies or would like to share ideas on programming, please do not hesitate to email Heidi Shaker at hsbrown@loyola.edu.
Areas of focus: Philosophical roots of slavery, Human rights abuse
Area of focus: African American art
Areas of focus: Psychoanalysis, Psychological roots of peace/war
Areas of focus: Disagreement theory, Civic discourse, Rights rhetoric
Area of focus: El Salvador
Areas of focus: Liberation theology, Ecological theology
Areas of focus: Global environment
Area of focus: Forgiveness and justice in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Scripture
Areas of focus: Postcolonial literature, Justice in Jesuit higher education
Areas of focus: Conflict and peacebuilding, Social movements, Israel/Palestine
Area of focus: English
Areas of focus: Politics and society
Areas of focus: Political philosophy, Human rights, Democracy
Area of focus: Ethics of race and gender
Area of focus: African American literature
Areas of focus: Philosophy of peace, Metaphysical roots of war, Levinas
Areas of focus: Sociology of human rights, Religious political identity
Area of focus: Colombia
Areas of focus: Moral theology, Peace studies, Ethics of war
Areas of focus: Gender, Justice, Criminal law
Areas of focus: Civic literacy, Service-learning
Areas of focus: Ethics, Philosophical writings from and about prison
Area of focus: Photojournalism in war and peace
Area of focus: Peace and war in the ancient world
Area of focus: Gender and power in modern Africa
Areas of focus: Environmental studies, Sustainability
Areas of focus: Nazi Germany, Holocaust
Areas of focus: Writing about trauma, Crisis, War and peace
Areas of focus: Trauma studies, Rwandan genocide, Algerian War
Areas of focus: Literacy, Peace education, Children’s literature
Areas of focus: Philosophy, Genocide
Area of focus: Gender, Peace, and Justice in East Asia
Areas of focus: African American studies, Social movements